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Killing Brambles
We have a heavy infestation of brambles in woodland and have tried various
methods but the current favourite is chopping them up with a brash cutter. When they start to grow again in Spring we want to spot spray them with weed killer(absolute minimum) so which is best? Any other suggestions for control/eradication gratefully received. |
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Killing Brambles
For my bet I would suggest allowing them to regrow to about a foot or so to
give them plenty of leaves and then give them a dose of Round-Up a concentration of at least double the suggested strenght...even with this youprobably will have to respray.....they can be tough beggars to get rid of........HW |
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Barbara B wrote:
We have a heavy infestation of brambles in woodland and have tried various methods but the current favourite is chopping them up with a brash cutter. When they start to grow again in Spring we want to spot spray them with weed killer(absolute minimum) so which is best? Any other suggestions for control/eradication gratefully received. 'Know the problem. :-( Yes I think your technique is right. I know several people who have tried various proprietory weed killers and the concensus has been that Roundup is as good as any. I know its labour intemnsive but grubbing the roots out is very effective. In woodland, bramble tends to root relatively shallow. It can almost be rewarding to haul yards of root out of leaf mould - if you are up to that sort of thing. ;-)) -- ned |
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'Barbara',
Forget your weed killer. Brambles are shallow rooters and if you cut them down to a level where you can operate without being scratched you can prise the roots with a fork and drag out the offending remnants quite easily. A stout pair of gloves will be a great help. Regards, Emrys Davies. "Barbara B" wrote in message ... We have a heavy infestation of brambles in woodland and have tried various methods but the current favourite is chopping them up with a brash cutter. When they start to grow again in Spring we want to spot spray them with weed killer(absolute minimum) so which is best? Any other suggestions for control/eradication gratefully received. |
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In article , Emrys Davies
writes Forget your weed killer. Brambles are shallow rooters and if you cut them down to a level where you can operate without being scratched you can prise the roots with a fork and drag out the offending remnants quite easily. A stout pair of gloves will be a great help. I agree that no weed-killers are necessary. In fact there's no real need to take out bramble root systems unless the space is wanted for planting etc. If top re-growth is removed by cutting off stems when they are large enough to see and handle, the roots below will begin to deteriorate. After two or three removals of top re-growth even large clumps of bramble roots will begin to die off in the ground. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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"Barbara B" wrote in message ... We have a heavy infestation of brambles in woodland and have tried various methods but the current favourite is chopping them up with a brash cutter. When they start to grow again in Spring we want to spot spray them with weed killer(absolute minimum) so which is best? Any other suggestions for control/eradication gratefully received. Borrow a couple of goats. Mary |
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"Barbara B" wrote in message ... We have a heavy infestation of brambles in woodland and have tried various methods but the current favourite is chopping them up with a brash cutter. When they start to grow again in Spring we want to spot spray them with weed killer(absolute minimum) so which is best? SBK is the best thing to use. Alan -- Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk Any other suggestions for control/eradication gratefully received. |
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In article ,
(Barbara B) wrote: We have a heavy infestation of brambles in woodland http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7434.html Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com |
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On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 00:47:37 -0000, " Emrys Davies"
wrote: Brambles are shallow rooters and if you cut them down to a level where you can operate without being scratched you can prise the roots with a fork and drag out the offending remnants quite easily. Agreed, but it is hard work! Phil |
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On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:55:29 -0000, "Alan Holmes"
wrote: SBK is the best thing to use. Alan Yes, it is very effective but it's nasty stuff. ? 2-4-5T whatever ? Phil |
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